You might also spot some of the resident wildlife such as
banded mongoose, genet cats, Sykes monkeys, common duiker, African civets or the rare side-striped jackals.
8.00 Animal Super Parents Exploring how animal families work as a team, including musk oxen defending their calves, elephants taking part in hostage negotiations for their babies and
banded mongoose all giving birth on the same day.
Now how on earth a baby mongoose reminded her of Conan the Barbarian I don't know but it took her about five seconds to find a name for the little
Banded Mongoose that I found alone next to the road on that fateful day--now almost a year ago ...
For young
banded mongoose moms, there's only one choice for when to give birth--the same day as older, dominant mothers.
She adds: "Baboons and monkeys keep us entertained with their antics in the hammock and gentle bushbuck graze silently on the edge of the property as crowds of
banded mongoose hurry through.
Kathleen Alexander of the Virginia Tech University discovered that
banded mongoose - a species common in central and eastern Africa - that were living closely with humans in northern Botswana were dying from a mysterious, tuberculosis-like disease.
When
banded mongoose pups emerge from the den, most of them form exclusive one-to-one associations with a particular adult, usually an older brother, cousin, or uncle, who becomes their primary caretaker and 'escort.'
Pooled organ specimens from one
banded mongoose (No.
"The idea is that we're trying to explain why certain antipredator traits evolved in some species but not others," said Stankowich, who noted that this study not only explains why skunks are stinky and why
banded mongooses live in groups but also breaks new ground in the methodology of estimating predation risks.
mungi infects
banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) (4-6).
But there's a new gang in town - the
banded mongooses - and they're just as crafty at collective responsibility as their famous cousins.